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Attitude toward genetic testing for cancer risk in Istanbul
To identify attitudes toward genetic testing, and the effects of this information on decisions regarding issues such as pregnancy, abortion, and prophylactic surgery, several subsets of the Turkish Population were surveyed in hospital settings ...
BASARAN, Gülcan +6 more
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Urinary exosome miR-146a is a potential marker of albuminuria in essential hypertension
Background There is increasing interest in using extracellular vesicle-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers in renal dysfunction and injury. Preliminary evidence indicates that miRNAs regulate the progression of glomerular disease.
Javier Perez-Hernandez +8 more
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Offspring of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) constitute a special population with a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders, which is also highly prevalent among referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). They
Michele Poletti +5 more
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Autoimmune diseases share a general mechanism of auto-antigens harming tissues. Still. they are phenotypically diverse, with genetic as well as environmental factors contributing to their etiology at varying degrees.
Rochi Saurabh +4 more
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Mutations in BRCA genes predispose women to cancer, but outside influences shape the ultimate risk.
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Use of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder polygenic risk scores to identify psychotic disorders [PDF]
Background There is increasing evidence for shared genetic susceptibility between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Although genetic variants only convey subtle increases in risk individually, their combination into a polygenic risk score constitutes a
Lin, K. +95 more
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Summary: Precision medicine is an emerging approach to managing disease by taking into consideration an individual’s genetic and environmental profile toward two avenues to improved outcomes: prevention and personalized treatments.
Beate Peter +15 more
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Chromosome 1p13 genetic variants antagonize the risk of myocardial infarction associated with high ApoB serum levels [PDF]
Background Genetic variation at 1p13 modulates serum lipid levels and the risk of coronary heart disease through the regulation of serum lipid levels. Here we investigate if the interaction between genetic variants at 1p13 and serum lipid levels affects ...
Gigante, B +17 more
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Identification of genetic polymorphisms associated with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in South Africa [PDF]
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a complex disease, determined by the interaction of genetic factors with environmental risk factors. In South Africa, OSCC is a major malignancy occurring
Matejcic, Marco
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A substantial proportion of the adult United States population with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are undiagnosed, calling into question the comprehensiveness of current screening practices, which primarily rely on age, family history, and body mass index (BMI).
James R. Ashenhurst +12 more
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